Museum concert: Ensemble Astrum
And there was light

Francesco Cavalli
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Dario Castello
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Alessandro Piccinini
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Barbara Strozzi
From Arias op. 8: „Che si può fare“ 

John Eccles
From The Mad Lover: Air

Christoph Bernhard
From „Herr, nun lässest du deinen Diener“: Sonata

Heinrich Schütz
From „Kleine geistliche Konzerte II: „Wann unsre Augen schlafen ein“

Johann Schop
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Johann Nauwach
From Teütscher Villanellen, Theil 1: „Jetzund kömpt die Nacht herbey“

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
From Serenada à 5, A 877a: „Der Nachtwächter“

Henry Purcell
From Harmonia Sacra: „An Evening Hymn“

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer / Leopold I
From AArcibiskupský Zámek Kroměříž: Ciaconna Smc

Michel Lambert
From Leçons de ténèbres: Première Leçon

Jean-Baptiste Senaillé
From Sonata op. 1/6: Preludio, Allemanda, Adagio, Gavotta

François Couperin
From Leçons de ténèbres: Troisième leçon à deux voix

Georg Philipp Telemann
From Kantate zum 3. Adventsonntag: „Vor des Lichtes Tages Schein“

By the end of the 16th century at the latest, affect had become an indispensable component of music. Christoph Bernhard, a music theorist and composer, coined the term 'Stylus Luxurians' to describe this creative device, which was also prevalent in the Baroque period and characterised by theatricality and intense emotional expression. Ensemble Astrum researches, experiments and creates. In their programme 'Und es ward Licht' ('And there was light'), the trio of artists led by the award-winning Salzburg recorder player Felix Gutschi and the Dutch soprano Noëlle Drost explore 'Stylus Luxurians', taking the audience on an emotional journey through the Renaissance, Baroque and early classical periods.